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Definition of posit in English:

posit

verb

‘This view posits the possibility of one divine reality under and beyond all religions, and often emphasizes the mystical path or the mutual pursuit of good works.’

‘As soon as you let colonial architecture be a part of the vernacular then you have posited a sensible argument and can stop there.’

‘Neo-darwinian theory posits that the genetic basis for speciation is not qualitatively different from that underlying microevolutionary change within populations.’

‘Markoff has much to say about this, but perhaps his most significant argument posits that however angry the peasants were with the government, they had by the eighteenth century accepted its necessity.’

‘I decided to do a little field research to test said hypothesis, one I've in fact posited myself on occasion.’

‘Abrahamsen builds her argument by positing and skilfully exploring three key aspects of Africa's political economy that militate against the development of democracy.’

‘Rather than see them as warrens of individual doctors and nurses, the new view posits them as complicated human and mechanical systems with small, undetected flaws that can make mistakes inevitable.’

‘In fact, considerable evidence posits that time travel is impossible, he said.’

‘If the expressed wish for moving towards an other begins by asking whether one is allowed to move away from oneself, three facts are being posited at once.’

‘The above arguments posit that fewer safeguard and control rules are expected in family-owned organizations.’

‘The argument of those who posit convergence is straightforward.’

‘Without such an emotional basis, I posit that there would be virtually no attempts to formulate ostensibly intellectual arguments against homosexuality.’

‘He is a clever guy, positing that the fact that one thinks presupposes that one surely has a mind, but the existence of one's body is uncertain, because even a disembodied consciousness can imagine a physical form.’

‘Therefore, the only way to represent it is to posit different points of view and encourage the mind to move between these different perspectives.’

‘The evolution of the Constitution is seen as a rhetorical tool with which to posit political arguments in favour of future change.’

‘If one wants to use a god of the gaps argument, one can posit an intelligent cause as an alternative to any scientific theory.’

‘He also posited a genetic basis for this when he was lecturing at Edinburgh.’

‘An argument that might be posited against such treatment is the data requirements to conduct such tests.’

‘He bemoans the (well, let's posit it, anyway) fact that the Republicans have shifted to the right while the Democrats have stayed put.’

‘The argument that she posits here - that the artists differ fundamentally in their visions of the artist's place in society and in their differing views of Christ - is a profound one.’

‘these plots are posited on a false premise about women's nature as inferior’

‘Just as our daily reality is posited on many illusions, so is literature, which is, after all, only an aspect of this devious life.’

‘The first posits an attack on Washington, possibly the Capitol, which was believed to be the target of the 9/11 jet that crashed in Pennsylvania.’

‘The Advocate General's remarks were posited on the basis that he was concerned with the question of the legitimate expectation of the recipient that the procedures had been complied with.’

‘You can see this big drama up in the first five seconds, then this, then that, then that, so it's writing by numbers, making films by numbers and I think a lot of books are posited on the same kit.’

‘But the off-hand manner in which he posits a major attack on US soil ‘affecting’ the presidential election suggests he is merely echoing a common theme of discussions in the corridors of power of the American capital.’

‘Well, I am not sure that I am prepared to posit a guess on that.’

‘One common portrait of the difference between the Chinese and Western traditions posits a radical incommensurability on the very nature of philosophical inquiry.’

‘But how does the letter of comfort help on that because, as Mr Cowdery points out, it is posited on the footing that he has no engagement in this group of criminal activities?’

‘Bear in mind that part of this policy is posited on the idea of it being said, that the detention is not punitive, that it is not designed as a deterrent.’

‘You seem to be positing your argument on the assumption that Weldon v Neal is engaged if, but only if, the material facts had been pleaded in a different legal category as applied to them.’

‘However, human rights monitors point out that the action of the Coalition forces and their presence in the country is posited on ending ‘uncivilised’ behaviour and installing a system of fairness and justice.’

2[with object and adverbial]Put in position; place:

‘the Professor posits Cohen in his second category of poets’

‘In a bid to find the best way to hold a public debate on the future of such issues as genetic modification of foods, the panel posited a range of imaginary products which modern biotechnology might be able to engineer.’

‘The ideal speech situation posits a space in which uncoerced dialogue can take place free of distortion, in what Habermas refers to as action oriented towards mutual understanding.’

‘The salient recommendations likely to be posited before the Government range from the noble to the strategic.’

noun

Philosophy

A statement which is made on the assumption that it will prove to be true.

‘The existence of deeply iterated sets, including the infinite ones, is a theoretical posit, supported by the upper tier of Maddy's epistemology.’

‘Heidegger highlights that every posit inherently contains the absence of what it is not.’

‘Lots to tear apart and disagree with, there, but it's a posit.’

‘Aristotle divides posits into two types, definitions and hypotheses.’

‘He compares and contrasts the ontological commitments in western and African thought systems, and indicates that the theoretical posits in the two systems of thought are similar to one another.’